God Promises His Love Endures Forever

Psalms 100:4-5 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
 
GOD’S love endures forever. What do you think of that? Does the word “endure” cause you to think of experiencing a difficult time in your life? To endure can mean to stand against something painful, even life-threatening. What does it mean that God’s love endure forever?
   The meaning here is that God’s love stands forever. His love is always present from generation to generation. His love firmly stands patiently against the lawlessness that corrupts the human soul. God’s love has endured through the generations form Adam and Eve’s disobedience to the present age because his love is greater than our sin.
   The King James Version says v 5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations. “Truth” is a form of the Hebrew word “amen”. This refers to God’s faithfulness and reliability. It is the same word to describe Moses’ hands being steady during battle: Exodus 17:12c So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. Moses’ steady hands brought victory to Israel. And “truth” is the same meaning as Abraham’s faith when God confirmed his covenant: Genesis 15:6 And he believed the LORD.
   God’s truth is steadfast to stand for all generations. God wants you to abundantly live in your salvation. He loves you. Time has shown he is patient and good to keep his truth alive in your heart. Romans 15:8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs 9 so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to your name.” God’s love is truth that stands and expands through Jesus’ suffering and the Spirit’s empowering.
   And the Spirit encourages you further in Titus 1:2 (You have) a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time. God’s eternal promise comes from his enduring love and truth.
   That is God’s love story. From the Garden of Eden to the new heaven and earth, his love moves all events past sin’s condemnation into Jesus’ salvation. What greater evidence of God’s enduring truth do we have than the cross? Know in your heart the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Rest in his truth. Amen.